Hardest CPSC classes at UIUC

Ranked by average GPA from official grade distributions. Only courses with at least 100 graded students.

1. CPSC 212: Intro to Plant Protection Average GPA 2.67, 162 students
2. CPSC 241: Intro to Applied Statistics Average GPA 2.79, 322 students
3. CPSC 215: The Prairie and Bioenergy Average GPA 2.82, 137 students
4. CPSC 226: Introduction to Weed Science Average GPA 2.95, 594 students
5. CPSC 352: Plant Genetics Average GPA 3.06, 397 students
6. CPSC 270: Applied Entomology Average GPA 3.09, 454 students
7. CPSC 213: Evolution in Action Average GPA 3.13, 1,817 students
8. CPSC 112: Introduction to Crop Sciences Average GPA 3.23, 2,066 students
9. CPSC 261: Biotechnology in Agriculture Average GPA 3.23, 307 students
10. CPSC 440: Applied Statistical Methods I Average GPA 3.31, 2,914 students
11. CPSC 431: Plants and Global Change Average GPA 3.33, 325 students
12. CPSC 336: Tomorrow's Environment Average GPA 3.36, 309 students
13. CPSC 542: Applied Statistical Methods II Average GPA 3.41, 295 students
14. CPSC 499: Plant Biochemical Pathways Average GPA 3.44, 243 students
15. CPSC 426: Weed Mgt in Agronomic Crops Average GPA 3.47, 184 students
16. CPSC 113: Environment, Agric, & Society Average GPA 3.48, 1,094 students
17. CPSC 412: Principles of Crop Advising Average GPA 3.56, 178 students
18. CPSC 453: Principles of Plant Breeding Average GPA 3.58, 125 students
19. CPSC 541: Regression Analysis Average GPA 3.59, 189 students
20. CPSC 117: Agric. & Science of Coffee Average GPA 3.65, 375 students
21. CPSC 131: Agriculture in Mythology Average GPA 3.70, 4,836 students
22. CPSC 466: Genomics for Plant Improvement Average GPA 3.71, 120 students
23. CPSC 414: Forage Crops & Pasture Ecology Average GPA 3.72, 231 students
24. CPSC 418: Crop Growth and Management Average GPA 3.73, 913 students
25. CPSC 452: Advanced Plant Genetics Average GPA 3.74, 266 students
26. CPSC 437: Principles of Agroecology Average GPA 3.74, 135 students
27. CPSC 102: Foundational Skills in Cropsci Average GPA 3.76, 169 students
28. CPSC 180: Medicinal Plants and Herbology Average GPA 3.78, 170 students
29. CPSC 419: Midwest Agricultural Practices Average GPA 3.81, 140 students
30. CPSC 116: The Global Food Production Web Average GPA 3.82, 2,622 students
31. CPSC 540: Applied Statistical Methods II Average GPA 3.82, 112 students
32. CPSC 498: Crop Sci Professional Develpmt Average GPA 3.83, 568 students
33. CPSC 543: Appl. Multivariate Statistics Average GPA 3.86, 165 students

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